THE LEATHER JOURNAL

The BDSM/Fetish/Leather community publication of record. Founded May 1987

BREAKING NEWS

The Leather Archives Museum's 25th Anniversary - Friday, 16 September 2016 19:38

International Puppy 2017 is Pup Rex Sheppard - Friday, 29 July 2016 16:04

GLLA XV Education Program - Friday, 29 July 2016 15:52

IML 2016 was hotter than the weather in Chicago - Sunday, 05 June 2016 15:29

Lascivious Jane and Meghan are IMsL, IMsBB winners - Tuesday, 24 May 2016 23:30

Pantheon of Leather 2016 Awards - Everything's bigger in Texas

Pantheon of Leather|08 September 2016

These folks were on hand to accept their Awards. The Pantheon of Leather 2016 Awards were presented in a huge ceremony on the…

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Pantheon of Leather 2016 nominees announced

Pantheon of Leather|03 July 2016

Some 200 individuals, clubs, businesses and organizations are Nominee Finalists for the Pantheon of Leather 2016 Award which will be presented at the…

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International Puppy 2017 is Pup Rex Sheppard

International Leather|29 July 2016

The International Puppy 2017 Contest celebrated its Fifth Anniversary with Pup Rex Sheppard finishing tops among 11 contestants at R-Bar in St. Louis,…

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The Leather Archives & Museum's 25th Anniversary

National Leather|17 September 2016

As this is being written, Leatherfolk from all over North America and perhaps other continents have descended on Chicago's North Side to celebrate…

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Conversations in Leather - Kj Nichols

Conversations in Leather|20 July 2016

1. For those who don’t already know, please tell us about yourself and what your titles are. My name is Kj Nichols. It…

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Conversations with Leather - Demetri Moshoyannis

Conversations in Leather|16 September 2016

Demetri Moshoyannis, on the right, staffed a Folsom Street Events booth at LA Leather Pride is 2006. Jaco Lourens: For those who…

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International Puppy 2017 is Pup Rex Sheppard

The International Puppy 2017 Contest celebrated its Fifth Anniversary with Pup Rex Sheppard finishing tops among 11 contestants at R-Bar in St. Louis, MO on Saturday night, July 16 in front of about 200 cheering spectators. The runner-up was Pup Rok. Main events were schedule...

IML 2016 was hotter than the weather in Chicago

Story and photos by Dave Rhodes When the dust settled around 9 PM or so at the Harris Theater in Chicago, IL on Sunday, May 29 Mr. New Jersey Leather 2016 David "Tigger" Bailey was named International Mr. Leather 2016 by IML Executive Producer and Founder Chuck Renslow. Not l...

Lascivious Jane and Meghan are IMsL, IMsBB winners

By Vonn Tramel, Photos by Rich Stadtmiller and MuffinIMsL Weekend 2016 the “Dirty 30" Celebration was held in San Jose, CA, April 14-17. Seven contestants competed for the titles of IMsBB and IMsL 2016, but Saturday night it was Bootblack Meghan and LasciviousJane who came ou...

IML Class of 2016 Bios and Photos

The Leather Journal welcomes our readers to our annual preview of the International Mr. Leather contestants. There are 52 who made it by our latest deadline and a couple more that did not make it. Word had it that byt the end of April that there would be at least 60 mencompet...

Jeffrey Erdman wins Mr. Los Angles Leather title

Los Angeles Leather Pride: Bound, held March 27 - April 3 saw the sashing of Mr. Los Angeles Leather 2016 Jeffrey Erdman and the Off Sunset Festival as its highlights among other shining star event . Mr. Christopher Street West Jeffrey Erdman was tops among 10 men vying for t...

Ty Portell is sashed as Mr. Missouri Leather 2016

By Terry Laupp Mr. Missouri Leather (MML), celebrated 33 years the weekend of February 26-28 at JJ's Clubhouse Annex in St. Louis Missouri where Ty Portell from St. Louis was sashed the new Mr. Missouri Leather 201. Three men competed. For the first time in three years...

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GLLA XV Education Program

Regional Leather

By Christina Court Great Lakes Leather Alliance will celebrate its 15th year in GLLA Weekend October 13-16 in Indianapolis, IN and announced its five-year Education Program. This year, GLLA will begin a five-year program that encourages GLLA Weekend attendees to get a little out of their comfort zones and attend skills workshops, discussion panels and classes they might not normally...

IML 2016 was hotter than the weather in Chicago

Lascivious Jane and Meghan are IMsL, IMsBB winners

IML Class of 2016 Bios and Photos

David Nelson December 23, 1961 - April 28, 2016

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LOCAL NEWS

Southland Title Sisters make history at...

History was made this year on April 3 at the Off Sunset Festival in Los Angeles, CA. The first three years of the festival saw exclusively men’s groups sponsoring booths...

REGIONAL NEWS

GLLA XV Education Program

By Christina Court Great Lakes Leather Alliance will celebrate its 15th year in GLLA Weekend October 13-16 in Indianapolis, IN and announced its five-year Education Program. This year, GLLA will...

NATIONAL NEWS

Lonely Leather Hearts Club where you...

Seems every aspect of Leather Life (besides she boppin or wankin off) requires a pair... dominant and slave, daddy and boy, master and slave, pony and trainer, puppy and trainer, little and big. As leather folk we are of unique community in that in the past we have gone out to bars and bathhouses and we participate in gratuitous dirty...